Record number of arrests in one day made by West Midlands Police
238 people were taken in on Tuesday (17 June)
West Midlands Police say a 'record number' of people have been arrested in the space of one day this week.
On Tuesday, 238 were taken in - with suspects being held for everything from domestic abuse, robbery, vehicle crime and possession of weapons, and were taken to custody suites which included Perry Barr, Oldbury, Bournville, Stechford, Coventry, and Bloxwich.
Of those, 28 were arrested for common assault and 21 people were taken into custody on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
13 were taken into custody on suspicion of possessing both Class B and C drugs and the same number were arrested for shop theft offences.
12 people were held for harassment and the same number were arrested on suspicion of possession of offensive weapons.
11 arrests were made for recall to prison/revocation of a prison licence while the same number of people were arrested following a warrant for failing to appear at court.
9 people were spending time in our cells for making threats to kill and the same number for suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm.
8 people were transported to our cells for robbery while six were locked up for driving without insurance and the same number for possessing Class A drugs and possession of a knife.
5 people found themselves in our cells for money laundering while four were in for affray.
We now have seven custody blocks in operation compared to four in 2022, and in the space of a year we made 56,033 arrests – a rise of 8.5%.
Our teams are working 24/7, every day of the year, across the West Midlands to keep you safe and arrest those believed to be linked to crime.